Preview — The Cusanus Game by Wolfgang Jeschke

“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”Randy Pausch

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Conrad - The Cross Time Engineer was the first Time Travel Novel I read. I was 19 years old back then. It was so engaging that I remember reading a coConrad - The Cross Time Engineer was the first Time Travel Novel I read. I was 19 years old back then. It was so engaging that I remember reading a couple of times after the first round. I was reading it on my faithful Nokia E71. Eventually I went on with the whole Conrad series. Re-read it thrice I think....more
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Glynn wrote: "I watched about 1/2 dozen eppisodes. It just kept getting more and more annoying. Glad to see it go."

Ya, I was pretty excited about theGlynn wrote: "I watched about 1/2 dozen eppisodes. It just kept getting more and more annoying. Glad to see it go."

Ya, I was pretty excited about the whole idea of a gateway to the past. The mystery of what was their true purpose and who are the "REAL" bad guys got me going for some time. But the story was meh.. Not sure whether it got better in the end....more
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"Hey dude, time travel is possible! Well at least information can travel to the past. That's how I am able to talk to you now. Here's an advice 'Brick"Hey dude, time travel is possible! Well at least information can travel to the past. That's how I am able to talk to you now. Here's an advice 'Brick Walls are there for a reason; The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something!'"

"This book is the anti-Da Vinci Code, although it was written years before that. It's about 3 guys who think they've stumbled across some mediaeval secret society and end up in big trouble because of their own conspiracy theory. The real explanatio..."
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Preview — Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco

“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”
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Randy Pausch,
The Last Lecture

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This is a group for people who enjoy books that transport them to a different time and place through time travel. We have a monthly book club, offer mThis is a group for people who enjoy books that transport them to a different time and place through time travel. We have a monthly book club, offer monthly book giveaways, and try to keep the discussion lively....more